In recent decades, Americans in Rome haverevived an ancient Christian custom: the daily pilgrimage to dozens of Rome'smost striking churches during Lent and Easter Week. Along this historical andspiri
Sacred buildings are among the oldest types of edifice produced in human civilisation. As they have throughout history, the construction of churches, synagogues, mosques and other building which are u
This publication is engaged in new discoveries and current research of the archaeology and art of ancient synagogues in the 1st century BCE to the 7th century CE.
Located within the old city of Genoa, known as Europe's biggest historical centre, the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, with its marvelous Gothic facade and its 13th century doorways, is a real basket of art
Beautifully illustrated and insightfully written, Alexander Gorlin bridges the Kabbalistic tradition with contemporary art and architecture in his authoritative tour de force, Kabbalah in Art and Arch
In Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society Max Sternberg offers an account of the social functions of the built environment in medieval monasticism, focusing in particular on the white order of t
Construction of a church in the rural areas of the county was driven largely by the activity of the circuit-riding Methodist preachers. By the 1850s other forces were afoot—a rising affluence, a merch
A synthesis of recent English Heritage research on the vernacular buildings of the parish of Alston Moor, Cumbria, considering the very special examples found there of the bastle.
Under the guidance of the leading experts on baptismal fonts and the co-directors of the Baptisteria Sacra Index, the worlda€?s only iconographical inventory of baptismal fonts, a research project at
Bathed in desert light and shadow, rising up from the earth in improbable, faraway places, stand eight original Spanish missions on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Built of stone by Roman Catholic
The Gothic Revival movement in architecture was intimately entwined with 18th- and 19th-century British cultural politics. By the middle of the 19th century, architects and theorists had transformed t
As the seat of archbishops, Canterbury Cathedral has been one of Britain's most important buildings for over 1400 years. However, the church as we know it evolved most spectacularly between the eleven
The church of Asinou is among the most famous in Cyprus. Built around 1100, the edifice, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is decorated with accretions of images, from the famous fresco cycle executed
The author has travelled the length and breadth of England to select his thousand best churches. Organised by county, each church is described - often with delightful asides - and given a star-rating
One of the least known yet most important buildings in Salisbury is the former Bishops’ Palace. First built when the city was established in the 1220s, it was home to successive bishops for over 700 y
